The England striker has been told by Kop boss Jurgen Klopp that he is now seen as a back-up for the Fab Four forward of Philippe Coutinho , Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.

And it is likely that he will have to quit Anfield in January if he is to push for a place in England’s World Cup squad.

Klopp said: “Physically, Daniel is in the best shape since I came. But, obviously, there are a few players around him who are not that bad as well!”

Sturridge is stil hopeful of making England's World Cup squad (Image: REUTERS)

Klopp is set to lose one of his stars in January (Image: Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine)

“I was really happy with his impact when he came on in the game at Brighton – a lot of strikers in his situation would have shot when he passed to Sadio. With the fantastic level the team plays, that’s how it should be. For all the training sessions, he’s always in and always spot-on.

“At the moment, there is absolutely nothing to say about the transfer window because tomorrow there could be one injury and Daniel could play the next five or six games.”

The Kop boss reckons he is blessed to have a Fab Four forward line, who have scored 46 goals between them heading into today’s Mersey derby.

Liverpool's front line are in incredible form at the moment (Image: Liverpool FC)

Salah's goals have been important to Liverpool (Image: AFP/Getty)

Salah is the top marksman in the Premier League with 12 – and is already being targeted by Real Madrid.

And Coutinho has warned that he can make no guarantees about his Liverpool future after two failed bids from Barcelona in the summer.

Klopp said: “We have created lots of good chances in all games, but did not take them all the time. Now is the time we have to use them more often.

“I don’t like the name ‘Fab Four’, but it’s not important whether I like it or not. I am privileged to manage Liverpool and to get players with quality like this.

Coutinho has been warned that there will be no guarantees over his future (Image: Action Images via Reuters)

“If I was somewhere else, I would have no chance of bringing these players together. I can really imagine how other managers think when they see my line-up. Perhaps they say, ‘Lucky you’.

“That’s true, but it’s not like I celebrate every morning and go down on my knees and say, ‘Unbelievable’.”

Captain Jordan Henderson should be returning to the first team to face Everton after sitting out the 7-0 Champions League romp over Spartak Moscow in midweek.